10 black child geniuses you should know

If you only watched the evening news or depended on pop culture to paint a picture of young blacks, you would probably think that the majority of black youngsters were only ambitious about sports and music, or caught up in crime and debauchery.

However, the face of black success isn’t limited to the fields that are occupied by Jay-Z, Beyonce and LeBron James. There are a multitude of young blacks who are achieving at a high level in science, math, classical music, chess and other knowledge-based areas and preparing to change society.

I don’t know any of you young people, but you fill my heart with pride and joy. Keep it up!

Shelleyhumm

AWESOME! Will share for sure love it

fathiyyah the hat lady

HOW DOES ONE GET MENTIONED IN ( ROLLING OUT ) ? WHEN YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON ON THE PLANET WHO DO WHAT YOU DO, YOU MIGHT TEND TO GET A LIL BIG HEADED. NOT ME, I AM SO GREATFUL TO BE BORN IN THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON THE PLANET, WHERE OPPORTUNITY ABOUNDS. Fathiyyah (the hat lady ) www,typeourname.com

Yes it would…because I look for accomplishment of ours in many endeavors.

Dawn Mason

You should have said why a prodigy and not a genius. A Child Prodigy does something that is well beyond their age. There are no adult prodigies. But there are adult geniuses a person can be both a geniuses and a prodigy.

http://www.facebook.com/brandy.e.anderson Brandy Elyse Anderson

Though they did not give the IQ results on Stephan R Stafford II, the very fact that he entered college at the age of 11 and picked up 3 majors, suggest that he might (more like is) very well be a genius.

Pam

I agree. While many of the kids in that list probably would qualify as geniuses, others are prodigies. My first thought was you have to be a genius to play golf?? o_O

Smitty

Why do we continue to be crabs? There we go judging and correcting
each other. We are the ones (black Americans) destroying
our culture by being so critical of one another. Protege, genius
whatever. Those young people are going to read these comments
and they will probably think; there’s no geniuses here. Think before
responding. Nite! Oops I meant good night. Lol

Pam

So we should lie to them? There’s actually a definition to the word genius and it differs from the definition of the word prodigy. One is applicable to some of these kids and one is not. As if being called a prodigy is an insult or something. Yes, let’s lie to them and call them geniuses so that they can be disenchanted when they’re older and find out they’re probably not. They would feel even worse after thinking that about themselves for years, rather than being set straight immediately. Maybe we should also give everybody trophies whether they win or lose a soccer game, just so they don’t feel bad. Oh wait, we already do that. And a Google search will turn up quite a few articles on how that is more harmful than good in the long run.

This is not surprising at all because there are SO MANY gifted and talented African American children. The problem is that mainstream (read white) mass media has absolutely no interested in reporting their narritatives.

Sara

We cannot continue to expect anyone to admire, report, or share our accomplishments. We are not thought of as viable group of people. We MUST empower ourselves, quietly, without RIVALRY/COMPETING with each other, without expecting honor or prestigue. Please read A People’s History of the US: Howard Zinn and PBS: The War on Drugs! WE MUST COME TOGETHER AS A GROUP!

Time2Live

Sara I agree with you whole heartedly.

http://www.facebook.com/zbarakalove Zhan Baraka-Love

It is wonderful to feature these young people and we will pass this on. However, I have some questions. We live in a region that features ethnic organizations such as Celtic Women, The Irish American Club, The Sons and Daughters of Italy, The Chinese American Club,The Hispanic American Council, The Latvian Club, The German American Club, etc. The Sons of Scotland. They are featured regularly in the news. Why are the editors of this article still using old language like “black American” (with a lower case “b”), or just “blacks”, and referring to one of the young women as a “female”? This shame-based vocabulary does nothing to uplift our children.
Also, why is it that European Classical music is considered such an accomplishment? All cultures have “Classics”. We hope one day to see Classical (Traditional) African Dance and Music considered to be the accomplishments that the truly are. Then, maybe our children would not turn to shallow and superficial, disconnected expressions of what they think is their ethnic heritage. Language is powerful. Please take its impact on our youth into consideration.

Raye Tanner

I agree wholeheartedly, Sista Baraka-Love. Indeed, your post should accompany this outstanding news. Another less-known, or rather less-expressed, fact is that JAZZ is America’s ONLY original classical music.

Blue collar scholar

As I was told many years ago. The Blues are America’s original music. But! In truth, both have contributed beyond measure to the world beyond our borders.

http://www.facebook.com/laurelvantull Laurel Van-Tull

Excellent! i’m so very proud of our PRINCES AND PRINCESSES, We need to

make as many Black children as possible aware of the accomplishments of these Prodigies. I feel like a proud mom. Congratulations! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! (-:

http://twitter.com/Wardrum70 SANKOFA

This is valuable information that we must share with the children. I certainly will be sharing it with the children that I volunteer with at W.W. Bushman Elementary School in Oak Cliff (South Oak Cliff) Dallas Texas 4200 Bonnie View Road

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Autum Ashante: “At age 13, she was accepted into the University of Connecticut.”

NEW
YORK — The story was compelling when it was first broken several weeks
ago by the New York Daily News — a 13-year-old Black whiz-kid named
Autum Ashante accepted to the University of Connecticut, only to have
that acceptance rescinded, and her fraught father calling for justice.

But the story might be a work of fiction.
…
Veilleux and Michael Kirk from UConn’s communications office tell a different story.

“She applied, and her application was denied. It was not accepted. Nothing was ‘rescinded,’” Kirk wrote in an email to NewsOne.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

“At 17, Rochelle Ballantyne is one of the top chess players in the world.”
Really?

I mentor children , to see that children this young from an African American
decent [10 Black Child Geniuses] have been recognized lead me to thankfulness . There are so many African Americans that from a child up to adult gave to our society contributions in comfort items and foods that have never been properly recognized for their contributions. I am also a best selling author in the Children and Teen Categories and know that it is a struggle to even get a glance of recognition from the mainstream and this is 2013!! I may get local recognition in lieu of a honorary plaque to my contribution in giving inspirational literature back to my community and beyond after I am dead , if I get it then would be a miracle. So Congrats to you in the Top Ten category of African American Child Geniuses!!

This is “greatness” pure Geniuses” congratulations to all of our youth & people who excel. Where is “ebony & jet”? Let all of our media expose/promote our accommplishments!

TheCircle000

Everyone on Earth needs to know about this article.

Forest Brown

I Hope they Progress and Grow like others before them!

The Baroness

I love talented, committed people, period. Whether they play classical or jazz, piano or drums, speak Chinese, Arabic, Italian or Swahili, are great cooks, dancers, actors, comedians, writers talent is talent is talent because innate ability met with diligent work ethic to breed greatness. Good on every awesome kid who is devoted to their passion. Go on and excel with your bad selves <3

beast6228

I wonder how many of these black kids have caucasian genetics? I ask because some of them look mixed.

9jachick

Only one look mixed. that you’ll try to undermine their accomplishment by them being mixed is a shame.

parentk

A few are children of African immigrants to the US and the UK. Anyone who tries to claim “genetics”, must accept the good and the bad of that ethnic group. So it’s not advisable to go in that direction in order to figure out why these kids’ gifts were nurtured at an early age and not so many others.

Sybil N.

I would like to add an additional name to this. Congratulations to Mr. Jelani Norman, age 11 from Brooklyn, NY. He has been accepted to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. He will be starting with 4 classes on campus this summer on campus before he begins the fall semester on a Full Ride Scholarship! I’m proud of all of these babies for persevering beyond adversity, not falling into the trap of mediocrity & following their calling & dreams!!!

arlene spencer

many blessings to you young people. this is what we want on the streets of america. positive thinkers

letinstar

wonderful! so proud of all these young people! the future looks bright!

col-co

So proud of you !! Keep up the great work !!

Kaarn Tid

My babies. Love me a go-getter!
Congratulations!

Sam

Beautiful!!!!

Tan Tan

The one that developed a system that cut the amount of time in performing a hysterectomy should be talking about a patent, not getting honored. Or did I miss something?